Horoscope Sagittarius August 2013

Ambitions have been strong ever since the planetary power shifted in June. Your work ethic has been very strong as well. You have become more productive. Now comes the payoff. On the 23rd you enter a yearly career peak. The success you are experiencing has been earned. Yes, your social connections are helpful, but these only open doors for you. In the end, you have to step up and perform. Aside from your work ethic, your ability to get on with colleagues is the major factor. Your willingness to travel (and what Sagittarius is not willing to travel?) is also a factor. Management is mostly about teaching. So again, you are a mentor to those beneath you and a disciple to those above you.
Mercury entered your 10th house last month. Thus your partner or current love is also experiencing career success.
Until the 23rd you are still in Sagittarius heaven – travelling, learning, expanding your mind and your horizons. A good philosophical or theological discussion is more enjoyable than a night out on the town. A romantic evening -especially after the 8th – could consist of sitting at the feet of the guru or attending a fiery sermon.
Mars was in your 7th house last month. This could have brought power struggles into a current relationship. Also, relationships that seemed very serious were really nothing more than flings. Your love planet goes retrograde from the 3rd to the 26th and this suggests a need to review your love life and your current relationship (or lack of one). Improvements can always be made, and this is the time to find the ways.
The unattached can find romantic opportunities as they pursue career goals or with people involved in their career until the 8th. After the 8th, as Mercury retrogrades back into your 9th house, love opportunities are at school or church (religious) functions. Until the 8th you have the aspects for an office romance. After the 8th you have the aspects of someone who could fall in love with a teacher or minister.
Finances are better this month than last. Next month will be better than now. Mars in your 8th house suggests a need (and the ability) to pay off debt and to access outside money. Your partner is more aggressive in financial matters and is contemplating some new venture. Avoid speculations from the 8th to the 13th and from the 21st to the 27th.
Children should avoid risky activities – daredevil stunts -from the 3rd to the 13th. They should also avoid conflicts and confrontations during this period.